Press Releases

September 10, 2007

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE EXAMINES THREATS SIX YEARS AFTER 9/11

On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Senate Homeland Security Committee...

September 10, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT FOLLOWING GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS’ TESTIMONY TO THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today released this statement following the release of General David...

September 07, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL TO HOLD TERRORIST STATES ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTS OF TERRORISM

U.S. Senator Susan Collins, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has cosponsored a...

September 07, 2007

Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Restore America’s Aging Roads, Rail Lines And Bridges

In an effort to fund much needed new transportation construction and repair of the nation’s aging roads,...

September 07, 2007

SEN. COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF BRUNSWICK’S STOWE HOUSE TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Senator Susan Collins today announced that she has cosponsored legislation that would investigate the feasibility of Brunswick’s Harriet Beecher Stowe House to...

September 07, 2007

“Communicating During A Crisis”

Six years after the September 11th attacks, too many police officers, firefighters, emergency medical workers and other first responders still lack the basic ability to communicate...

September 06, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON GENERAL JONES’ COMMISSION ON IRAQ SECURITY FORCES REPORT

The Senate Armed Services Committee, of which Senator Collins is a Member, today held a hearing to examine...

September 05, 2007

SNOWE, COLLINS, MICHAUD URGE FRASER PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT MADAWASKA MILL

In a letter to Peter Gordon, President & CEO of Fraser Paper Incorporated, U.S. Senators Olympia J....

September 05, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $42,370 FOR ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senator Susan Collins today announced that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded $42,370 in grant...

August 31, 2007

"The Threat Of Mercury"

It is well known that mercury is one of the most persistent, widespread, and dangerous of environmental pollutants. Exposure to this powerful toxin affects the senses, the brain,...

August 28, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS URGES CONGRESS TO PASS MERCURY MONITORING LEGISLATION

In an event with US Senator Susan Collins, the BioDiversity Research Institute (BRI) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week released new findings on mercury in a songbird...

August 28, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION OF SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN'S TOYS AND CLOTHING

U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), the Ranking Republican on the Senate's chief oversight committee, said today that she has begun...

August 27, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES

U.S. Senator Susan Collins has released the following statement in response to the resignation of Attorney...

August 24, 2007

“Protecting Our Nation’s Food Supply”

Recently, we have been reminded that we can not take the safety of our nation’s food supply for granted. We have heard news reports about bacterial contamination of spinach...

August 24, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS WOOD ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE IN BIDDEFORD

U.S. Senator Susan Collins recently toured Wood Island Lighthouse in Biddeford. She was invited to visit the historic lighthouse by members of the American Lighthouse Foundation...

August 22, 2007

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $714,325 FOR THE SANFORD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced today the Sanford School Department in Sanford has been awarded a grant of $714,325 from the U.S. Department of...

August 22, 2007

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE GRANT FUNDS FOR CHARLOTTE, CALAIS, AND FRANKFORT VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Susan Collins (R-ME) today announced that...

August 21, 2007

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $336,765 IN CANCER RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING FOR MAINE MEDICAL CENTER

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins today announced that the Maine Medical Center is...

August 20, 2007

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $250,000 FOR ARGYLE BRIDGE

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins announced today that the Maine Department of Transportation will receive $250,000 for the Boom Birch Bridge on Rt. 116 over...

August 17, 2007

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO 150 WORKERS OF DOMTAR

U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Labor approved the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) petition...

SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE EXAMINES THREATS SIX YEARS AFTER 9/11

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT FOLLOWING GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS’ TESTIMONY TO THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

SENATOR COLLINS COSPONSORS BILL TO HOLD TERRORIST STATES ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTS OF TERRORISM

Bipartisan Coalition Of Senators Introduce Legislation To Restore America’s Aging Roads, Rail Lines And Bridges

SEN. COLLINS COSPONSORS LEGISLATION TO CONSIDER THE TRANSFER OF BRUNSWICK’S STOWE HOUSE TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

“Communicating During A Crisis”

SENATOR COLLINS RELEASES STATEMENT ON GENERAL JONES’ COMMISSION ON IRAQ SECURITY FORCES REPORT

SNOWE, COLLINS, MICHAUD URGE FRASER PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT MADAWASKA MILL

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES $42,370 FOR ANDOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT

"The Threat Of Mercury"

SENATOR COLLINS URGES CONGRESS TO PASS MERCURY MONITORING LEGISLATION

SENATOR COLLINS ANNOUNCES INVESTIGATION OF SAFEGUARDS FOR CHILDREN'S TOYS AND CLOTHING

SENATOR COLLINS’ STATEMENT ON ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES

“Protecting Our Nation’s Food Supply”

SENATOR COLLINS VISITS WOOD ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE IN BIDDEFORD

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $714,325 FOR THE SANFORD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SENATORS SNOWE, COLLINS ANNOUNCE GRANT FUNDS FOR CHARLOTTE, CALAIS, AND FRANKFORT VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $336,765 IN CANCER RESEARCH GRANT FUNDING FOR MAINE MEDICAL CENTER

SENATORS SNOWE AND COLLINS ANNOUNCE $250,000 FOR ARGYLE BRIDGE

SENATOR COLLINS WELCOMES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO 150 WORKERS OF DOMTAR